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"The significance of TIRF, I believe, lies in acknowledging [the] 'international' nature of English, and offering its help and resources to people working in various areas of English language education around the world."

Kensaku Yoshida, TIRF Trustee

 

Kensaku Yoshida

The International Research
Foundation
for English Language Education

TESOL Breakfast 2006



The guests of honor were Jim and Penny Alatis, shown here with TESOL's Executive Director, Chuck Amorosino (far left) and Joan Morley (third from left).
March 16, 2006
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Tampa, Florida

On March 16, 2006, the TIRF Board of Trustees hosted a breakfast in Tampa, Florida honoring TIRF’s supporters, reviewers, and grant recipients. Joan gave an inspirational speech explaining why she gives to TIRF. Penny and Jim were recognized for their continued work with TIRF since before its inception as a foundation.

After welcome remarks from TIRF Chair, Neil Anderson, Patsy Duff, Chair of the Research Advisory Committee, introduced the grant recipients for the current year. Then Carol Chapelle and Joan Jamieson, 2004 TIRF Priority Research Grant Recipients offered their special thanks to TIRF for funding their recently completed research project. Closing the event was Past Board of Trustee and Founding Donor Joan Morley, who spoke briefly about the history of TIRF and why she gives to TIRF.



Neil Anderson, Chairman of the TIRF Board of Trustees, welcomes guests to the third annual breakfast honoring TIRF's supporters. The breakfast was held in conjunction with the international TESOL convention in Tampa, Florida, on March 16, 2006.


Joan Morley tells the audience why she continues to give to TIRF. Joan was our first individual donor in the summer of 1998 and had continued to support TIRF through her "Author's Challenge" and her ongoing philanthropy.



TIRF Priority Research Grant Recipients Joan Jamieson (left) and Carol Chapelle say thanks to TIRF showing the breakfast guests how their research project was born.


Priority Research Grant recipients Dilin Liu (left, Ofra Inbar, and Antoinette Gagne talk with Patsy Duff, chair of TIRF's Research Advsiory Committee at the 2006 breakfast event.


TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant winner Kara McBride (left) is congratulated by her advisor Dr. Jun Liu, the incoming president of TESOL at the breakfast honoring TIRF's supporters and grant recipients.


TIRF gratefully acknowledges the support of Alta Books of California, which provided funding to support this event. Aaron Berman (left) and Simon Almendares of Alta Books helped to sponsor the 2006 TIRF breakfast.

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